🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

medicina preventiva

Pronunciation / Transliteration: me-di-si-na pre-ben-ti-ba

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Preventive medicine/prɪˈvɛn.tɪv ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La medicina preventiva reduce significativamente los costos hospitalarios."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A branch of medicine dedicated to preventing diseases rather than curing them or treating their symptoms.

    "Preventive medicine includes regular screenings, vaccinations, and lifestyle counseling."
  2. 2

    Measures taken to prevent diseases or injuries from occurring.

    "Good nutrition and regular physical exercise are foundational pillars of preventive medicine."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'praevenire' meaning 'to come before' combined with 'medicina' relating to the healing arts. The compound term emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as public health infrastructure developed to focus on disease prevention rather than solely treatment.

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